Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/North Carolina State University/Globalization and Migrations (Fall 2017)

In the last year, international migration has transformed into one of the most pressing issues of our time. People from across the political spectrum ask themselves: Are all migrations the same? What choices do people have in deciding where to live and work? This class will consider the topic of migrations through the lens of globalization. Globalization involves the movement of people, goods, financial assets, and ideas across multiple international borders. More localized movements, such as those between two countries, can also be considered global when they display a widespread, patterned quality in multiple places throughout the world.

In this class, students will explore ideas associated with globalization and migration in academic literature and in the popular knowledge setting that is Wikipedia. Given how complex the topic can be and the way people writing on globalization and migration tend to try to persuade their audiences, our explorations will emphasize the neutral presentation of substantiated findings. The course guides students in identifying which topics in the area of globalization and migration have received relatively little attention on the Wikipedia universe. Students will then carry out their own research on topics of their choosing to bolster the information available to the broader reading public. In all, students will research and publish three, 250-word entries. These entries can be a sub-section of an existing Wikipedia page or constitute new pages.

Week 1
Welcome to your Wikipedia project's course timeline. This page will guide you through the Wikipedia project for your course.

This page breaks down writing a Wikipedia article into a series of steps, or milestones. These steps include online trainings to help you get started on Wikipedia.

Your course has also been assigned a Wikipedia Content Expert. Check your Talk page for notes from them. You can also reach them through the &quot;Get Help&quot; button on this page.


 * Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you.
 * Read the following 3 handouts:
 * Editing Wikipedia pages 1–5
 * Evaluating Wikipedia
 * Theories: Wikipedia and the Production of Knowledge(6 pages)
 * Envision the final product: follow this linkto see the articles fellow students at UCLA modified
 * It's time to dive into Wikipedia. Take the online trainings in &quot;Wikipedia essentials&quot; and &quot;Editing Basics&quot; listed below. Incomplete trainings will be reflected in your homework grade.
 * When you finish the trainings, practice by introducing yourself to a classmate on that classmate’s Talk page.

Begin a blog about your experiences on the course Moodle site. Your blog can discuss questions related to globalization and migration and/or reflect on the research and writing process. During the semester, create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment. Blog entries should be 250-500 words each. The blog will form the basis for the final, reflective paper due at the end of the course. (Notice: The paper will not repeat the blog, but it will employ the blog to take the reflective process to the next and final level for this course.) Final grades for blogs will be based on percent complete. A complete blog will contain between 3,500-7,000 words.

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 2
Now that you're thinking about what makes a &quot;good&quot; Wikipedia article, consider some additional questions.


 * Wikipedians often talk about &quot;content gaps.&quot; What do you think a content gap is, and what are some possible ways to identify them?
 * What are some reasons a content gap might arise? What are some ways to remedy them?
 * Does it matter who writes Wikipedia?
 * What does it mean to be &quot;unbiased&quot; on Wikipedia? How is that different, or similar, to your own definition of &quot;bias&quot;?

Word maps help us think about the array of vocabulary associated with a particular topic. The vocabulary is important because it offers possible encyclopedia entries. In other words, the set of vocabulary associated with a topic forms part of the foundation for how a topic is understood.

For our next class, use this website to create two word maps on two topics you want to pursue further this semester. Submit to the class Moodle site your word maps and a one-page comparison of the vocabulary list you created with your word map and the associated vocabulary used in Wikipedia.

To get a start finding the vocabulary associated with a topic of interest to you, begin with this Wikipedia page on &quot;immigration&quot; and this page on &quot;globalization.&quot; Then, compare vocabulary from Wikipedia with scholarly approaches to the topic. I listed below links to a number of readers that can help you. If none of these seem quite right, search for additional topics via the library catalog. I found these by searching for 'globalization and migration.&quot;

Child and youth migration ''': mobility-in-migration in an era of globalization

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Empires and walls ''': globalization, migration, and colonial domination

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Globalisation, migration and health ''': challenges and opportunities

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Globalization for development ''': trade, finance, aid, migration, and policy

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Human rights and the dark side of globalisation ''': transnational law enforcement and migration control

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[http://catalog.lib.ncsu.edu/record/NCSU3076705 '''Migration, globalization, and the state

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Migration and social upheaval '''in the face of globalization in Central Asia

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The globalization of musics in transit ''': music migration and tourism

'''Routledge handbook of immigration and refugee studies

It's time to think critically about Wikipedia articles. You'll evaluate a Wikipedia article related to the course and leave suggestions for improving it on the article's Talk page.


 * Complete the &quot;Evaluating Articles and Sources&quot; training (linked below).
 * Create a section in your sandbox titled &quot;Article evaluation&quot; where you'll leave notes about your observations and learnings.
 * Choose an article on Wikipedia related to your course to read and evaluate. As you read, consider the following questions (but don't feel limited to these):
 * Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?
 * Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article?
 * Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?
 * Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?
 * Check out the Talk page of the article. What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?


 * Choose at least 1 question relevant to the article you're evaluating and leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback with four tildes — Karen365 (talk) 21:02, 27 September 2017 (UTC).

Week 3
Familiarize yourself with editing Wikipedia by adding a citation to an article. There are two ways you can do this:


 * Add 1-2 sentences to a course-related article, and cite that statement to a reliable source, as you learned in the online training. You can use any of the readers listed above as a reliable source. Other sources located through the library catalog are also good candidates for reliable sources.
 * The Citation Hunt tool shows unreferenced statements from articles. First, evaluate whether the statement in question is true! An uncited statement could just be lacking a reference or it could be inaccurate or misleading. Reliable sources on the subject will help you choose whether to add it or correct the statement.

Today we will take the &quot;Add to an Article&quot; exercise deeper. Come to class prepared to revisit the additions you made, create new additions, and review your changes with the professor and your peers.

Write up a one-page, double-spaced justification for each of the three, 250-word entries you will create. Submit the three pages in all to the class Moodle site. The justification should include the following:

1.  A definition of the three topics you will research. The definition should include descriptions of three associated terms (for example, from the word mapping exercise) and how your chosen terms are distinctive from these linked concepts.

2.  An explanation of how your three topics are both &quot;global&quot; and related to migration.

3.  A description of how these terms fit in the Wikipedia universe (for example, the term has been identified by the Wikipedia community) and how they relate to one another.

Today, we will review your choices as a group and troubleshoot any potential problems.

Wikipedia has special rules for topics related to medicine, human health, and psychology. If you think your research is medically related, be sure to check out this training module.

It's time to choose an article and assign it to yourself.


 * Review page 6 of your Editing Wikipedia guidebook.
 * Find an article from the list of &quot;Available Articles&quot; on the Articles tab on this course page. When you find the one you want to work on, click Select to assign it to yourself.
 * In your sandbox, write a few sentences about what you plan to contribute to the selected article.
 * Think back to when you did an article critique. What can you add? Post some of your ideas to the article's talk page.
 * Compile a preliminary list of five relevant, reliable books, journal articles, or other sources. Post that bibliography to the talk page of the article you'll be working on, and in your sandbox. Make sure to check in on the Talk page to see if anyone has advice on your bibliography.

Week 4
Visiting lecture from library staff:


 * Blog posts and press releases are considered poor sources of reliable information. Why?
 * What are some reasons you might not want to use a company's website as the main source of information about that company?
 * What is the difference between a copyright violation and plagiarism?
 * What are some good techniques to avoid close paraphrasing and plagiarism?

Use the handout on 'Tracking Your Research' posted on Moodle to identify scholarly articles associated with your topic. (Moodle also has a sample form already completed.) Be sure to download articles that seem like like good candidates for further review. Fill out the 'Tracking Your Research'  form. Submit the completed form to the course Moodle site and bring completed handout to next class.

Submit your completed 'Tracking Your Research' handout to Moodle.

Watch this 4 minute video on “Anatomy of a Scholarly Article.” Read the  2 page handout posted on Moodle to understand how authors in the humanities and social sciences map out their arguments.

Week 5
This week, we will meet as class to continue the literature search. During the class period, the professor will carry out individual meetings to advance student projects.

The list of five sources for each topic area (fifteen sources in all) should include three to five sentences of justification for each entry. Sources should be cited in the Chicago Manual of Style system. Please follow this link for a citation guide.

Week 6
Fill out one Note Taking Worksheet for each of two articles. Submit to course Moodle site.*''

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Fill out Note Taking Worksheet for three articles that form a set with the two articles from the previous class. Submit to course Moodle site.*''

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Week 7
In anticipation of drafting your article/contribution, complete the Analyzing Your Sources Worksheet using the articles from last week. Submit to course Moodle site.*

We will use the rhetorical themes identified in this article for our discussion of neutrality next week.

Week 8

 * What do you think of Wikipedia's definition of &quot;neutrality&quot;?
 * What are the impacts and limits of Wikipedia as a source of information?
 * On Wikipedia, all material must be attributable to reliable, published sources. What kinds of sources does this exclude? Can you think of any problems that might create?
 * If Wikipedia was written 100 years ago, how might its content (and contributors) be different? What about 100 years from now?

Week 9
It's time! As a reminder...

'''Creating a new article?

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 * Write an outline of that topic in the form of a standard Wikipedia article's &quot;lead section.&quot; Write it in your sandbox.
 * A &quot;lead&quot; section is not a traditional introduction. It should summarize, very briefly, what the rest of the article will say in detail. The first paragraph should include important, broad facts about the subject. A good example is Ada Lovelace. See Editing Wikipedia page 9 for more ideas.

'''Improving an existing article?

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 * Identify what's missing from the current form of the article. Think back to the skills you learned while critiquing an article. Make notes for improvement in your sandbox.

Keep reading your sources, too, as you prepare to write the body of the article.

Resources: Editing Wikipedia pages 7–9


 * Create a new page in Wikiedu and name it, &quot;Topic 1, Draft 2.&quot; Post your expanded draft to this new page.
 * Keep working on transforming your article into a complete first draft. Get draft ready for peer-review.
 * Have a Content Expert review your draft. Now is the time! Click the &quot;Get Help&quot; button in your sandbox to request notes.


 * First, take the &quot;Peer Review&quot; online training.
 * Select three classmates’ articles that you will peer review and copyedit. On the Articles tab, find the articles that you want to review. Then in the &quot;My Articles&quot; section of the Home tab, assign them to yourself to review.
 * Peer review your classmates' drafts. Leave suggestions on the sandbox that your fellow student is working on. Other editors may be reviewing your work, so look for their comments! Be sure to acknowledge feedback from other Wikipedians.
 * As you review, make spelling, grammar, and other adjustments. Pay attention to the tone of the article. Is it encyclopedic?

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

Week 10
It's time to work with that feedback to improve your article!


 * Read Editing Wikipedia pages 12 and 14.
 * Return to your draft or article and think about the suggestions. Decide which ones to start implementing. Reach out to your instructor or your Content Expert if you have any questions.

Continue to work in your sandbox to carry out the re-write.

Week 11
Once you've made improvements to your article based on peer review feedback, it's time to move your work to Wikipedia proper - the &quot;mainspace.&quot;

Editing an existing article?


 * NEVER copy and paste your draft of an article over the entire article. Instead, edit small sections at a time.
 * Copy your edits into the article. Make many small edits, saving each time, and leaving an edit summary. Never replace more than one to two sentences without saving!
 * Be sure to copy text from your sandbox while the sandbox page is in 'Edit' or 'Edit source' mode. This ensures that the formatting is transferred correctly.

Creating a new article?


 * Read Editing Wikipedia page 13, and follow those steps to move your article from your Sandbox to Mainspace.
 * You can also review the Sandboxes and Mainspace online training.

How's the blog coming along? You probably now have lots to write about.

Week 12
Analyze sources for second article/contribution.

Write draft of your 2nd article/contribution in your sandbox. Name the file &quot;2nd article, 1st draft.&quot; Read Editing Wikipedia page 12 to see how to create links from your article to others, and from other articles to your own. Try to link to 3–5 articles, and link to your article from 2–3 other articles.

Week 13
Respond to feedback by re-writing article/contribution.

Finalize draft and move your work to Wikipedia (graded draft).

Continue to expand and improve your work, and format your article to match Wikipedia's tone and standards. Remember to contact your Content Expert at any time if you need further help!

Week 14
Analyze sources for 3rd article/contribution

Write draft of 3rd article/contribution in sandbox. Name the file &quot;3rd article, 1st draft&quot; (graded draft).

Week 15
Respond to feedback by re-writing article/contribution.